Palace Club 13 tables 22821 Mission Blvd. 510-582-9290 1 2 2 NLH. $5 to bring it in. $100+ buy-in. $7 per half hour.

To: poker wikia <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: poker wikia wrote on the message board: > Palace Card Club Review > > Hours 24/7 > # Tables 6 > Address 22821 Mission Boulevard, Hayward CA 94542 > Region Bay Area, California, USA > Phone 510-582-1166 > Website www.palacecardclub.com > > Located on west side of Mission Blvd. > Also has two tables of Double Hand Poker. > > Games > Limit hold 'em: 3/6, 4/8 w/half kill. > They occasionally spread 6/12 and often take a wait list for it. > > No-limit hold 'em: Spread on Mon-Fri starting at noon, > on Sat-Sun starting at 2pm. > $100 min buyin, no max buyin. > $1-$2-$2 $5 to go, can be straddled from any position. > The button often straddles for $5, making it $10 to go > (note the straddle amount is half the to go amount). > Can be double straddled for $10, making it 20 to go. > Uncapped buy in. > The Palace calls the straddles in their NLHE games "kills". > The NL game has a separate brush and board behind the main brush. > > Omaha/8: 4/8 with half kill. > Spread on Tuesday and Wednesday nights @ 7:00 pm. > > Rake: $3 + $1 jackpot for 3/6 > (7-9 players; only $2 + $1 for 5-6 players). > $4 + $1 jackpot for 4/8. > > Game Character: > 3/6 and 4/8 are generally loose, and range from passive to aggressive. > > Five or more to a flop is typical. > > Wait Time: > Due to the limited size of the room and its clientele, > the wait can be anything from zero (seat open) to two hours, > if the table is full. > The cardroom normally hits full capacity by 6pm, > but the wait is normally not too long. > The wait may be longer on Friday nights. > > Tournaments > > * Mon-Fri 10am NLHE $30+$10. > * Sat-Sun 12noon NLHE $50+$10. > > Jackpots and Promotions > > * Bad Beat Jackpot: Quad 7's or better beaten, > both hole cards in losing and winning hand must play. > Jackpot is currently at $100,000, as are both backup jackpots. > Last won in late 2005. > > Atmosphere > > Combination of card room and diner; > the serving counter faces the card tables. > Friendly local poker games, > full of people who know each other and play together regularly. > They had a special promotion on New Years Eve where they gave away > TV's > in a drawing for all seated players. > > You buy chips at the brush before sitting down, > but cash in at the cage. > > Neighborhood: kind of semi-industrial. > May not be the nicest part of town, > but there are rumors of the club moving soon. > > Parking: > Very little parking available. > Try on the street, but if there's no spaces there, > you can no longer park in any of the local businesses' lots. > Instead, park in the municipal (four-story) parking garage > two blocks north on Mission (corner of Mission & B), > and the Palace now offers a 24 hour free shuttle from that garage > to the card room > (though, it's only two blocks, so you could walk it if it's nice out). > > The shuttle driver waits in the garage to drive you to the club. > The shuttle driver will also return each customer to their car. > (The Municipal parking garage is located 2 blocks north of The Palace > > on Mission & B Street.) > The shuttle is a big green van that says Palace Club on the side. > > Tables and Chairs: > Somewhat small 9-seat tables with "astroturf" felt that's > kinda slick and plasticky. > All tables have Shufflemaster shuffling machines. > Fabulous chairs: fully-adjustable swivel leather office chairs. > > Service and Comps > > Occasionally, diner waitresses will come by and take orders; > you can order sandwiches and drinks > and have them delivered to your table. > > poker.wikia.com/wiki/Palace_Card_Club Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

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